Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Detroit.
The White Sox will go with Zach DeLoach, Luis Robert and Dominic Fletcher across the outfield for their regular-season finale. Benintendi will end his second season with the White Sox slashing .229/.289/.396 with 20 home runs and 64 RBI across 522 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Belts homer No. 20
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Tigers.
The 30-year-old outfielder tied his career high in the eighth inning with his 20th homer of the season, as he ripped a cutter from Ty Madden over the fence in right field. Benintendi has been one of the few bright spots in a futile season for the White Sox, and since the beginning of August he's hit .275 with 12 long balls and 33 RBI in 47 contests.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Resting against southpaw
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
Benintendi will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Gavin Sheets and Nicky Lopez while the Angels send southpaw Tyler Anderson to the hill. Zach DeLoach will fill in for Benintendi in left field.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not starting versus left-hander
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Benintendi isn't in Chicago's lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
Left-hander Martin Perez will toe the slab for San Diego to begin Saturday's contest, meaning the lefty-hitting Benintendi will start the game in the dugout. Zach DeLoach will step in as Chicago's left fielder and bat eighth.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Goes yard twice in win
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Benintendi went 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and two walks in Monday's 8-4 win over the Angels.
Benintendi opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the first inning. He added an additional RBI on a groundout in the second and popped a solo shot in the seventh for the White Sox's last run of the game. The outfielder has gone 12-for-34 (.353) with four homers and 10 RBI over his nine games, lifting his season slash line to .228/.292/.400 with 19 homers, 59 RBI, 48 runs scored and three stolen bases over 127 contests. The White Sox haven't hesitated to give younger players some chances this month, but Benintendi remains in a starting role in left field.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Connects for walk-off home run
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Benintendi went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win over the A's.
After the White Sox blew the save in the ninth, Benintendi came up and hit the walk-off blast to open the bottom half of the inning. Benintendi hit his 17th homer of the season and second walk-off homer of his career, both coming this season as the only two walk-off wins by the White Sox in 2024. Benintendi became the first White Sox player with multiple walk-off homers in a season since Joe Crede did it in 2004.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting versus southpaw
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Benintendi is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Guardians.
The left-handed-hitting Benintendi will get the day off as the Guardians send southpaw Matthew Boyd to the hill. Corey Julks will patrol left field and bat leadoff for the White Sox.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Homers in three-hit game
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Benintendi went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Red Sox.
Benintendi brought the White Sox within two runs in the seventh inning, but the comeback effort stalled out there. Prior to this big game, Benintendi had gone just 11-for-47 (.234) with an 11:12 BB:K, six extra-base hits and eight RBI over his last 15 games. The veteran outfielder is up to a .223/.288/.385 slash line with 16 homers, 52 RBI, 44 runs scored, 19 doubles and three stolen bases through 119 contests this year.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Idle against southpaw
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
The lefty-hitting Benintendi will begin on the bench for the series finale while southpaw Sean Manaea takes the hill for the Mets. Corey Julks will replace Benintendi as the White Sox's starting left fielder.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Smacks 15th home run
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Benintendi went 1-for 3 with a solo homer in Thursday's 2-1 loss against the Rangers.
Benintendi took All-Star closer Kirby Yates deep in the ninth inning, but it still wasn't enough as the White Sox were unable to rally further. Despite hitting his 15th home run, Benintendi's horrendous 2024 season continues with a .214/.278/.375 slash line through 111 games. However, he has been a bit more productive of late and has gone 5-for-15 with two doubles and two homers in his past five games.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Belts homer in loss
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Benintendi went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's loss to the Tigers.
Benintendi brought the White Sox to within three runs on an eighth-inning solo blast, but that was the final tally for either team. The long ball was the veteran outfielder's first over 13 contests following an uncharacteristic five-homer, five-game stretch in early August. Benintendi's 14 home runs on the campaign are already his most since 2021, when he swatted 17 homers as a member of the Royals.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Resting versus lefty
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Benintendi isn't in the White Sox's lineup Saturday against the Tigers.
The lefty-hitting Benintendi will take a seat Saturday as southpaw Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Detroit. Corey Julks will get the starting nod in left field instead and bat leadoff.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Sitting vs. lefty
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Benintendi isn't starting Monday night's game against the Giants.
Benintendi will bow out of the series opener with southpaw Kyle Harrison set to toe the rubber Monday evening. Corey Julks will get the call in left field and bat eighth in Benintendi's stead.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Registers third steal
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Benintendi went 0-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Astros.
Benintendi walked in his first two plate appearances and scored the White Sox's lone run of the game in the first inning on a Gavin Sheets RBI single. The steal was Benintendi's first since May 24, and he had just one attempt over 54 games between thefts. For the year, the outfielder is at a .216/.269/.367 slash line with 13 home runs, three steals, 41 RBI and 35 runs scored over 101 contests.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Pops two more homers in loss
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a walk and two solo home runs in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Cubs.
The veteran outfielder took Jameson Taillon deep in the fifth inning and Drew Smyly deep in the seventh, leading a rally from an early 7-0 deficit that fell just short. Benintendi has suddenly found his power stroke -- after managing only eight homers in his first 90 games this season, he's gone yard five times in his last five contests, batting .400 (8-for-20) over that hot streak with nine RBI.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Goes deep in win
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Benintendi went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.
Benintendi homered for the second time in three games. He's notched at least a hit in 10 of his last 11 games, slashing .316/.350/.605 with eight RBI and six runs scored in that span. With Tuesday's effort, Benintendi's OPS has surpassed .600 for the first time this season. The only other full season he's had an OPS under .700 was 2023. The 29-year-old is now slashing .210/.263/.343 with 10 homers, 46 RBI, 29 runs, two steals and a 23:64 BB:K in 350 plate appearances.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Belts ninth homer
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Benintendi went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a double in Sunday's loss to Minnesota.
Benintendi went deep in the seventh inning for the ninth time this season and third time in his last 17 games. During that stretch, he's produced an .803 OPS with seven extra-base hits. Despite the recent turnaround, Benintendi still owns a disappointing .205/.259/.328 slash line with 21 extra-base hits through 343 plate appearances this season.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Day off Thursday
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Benintendi isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Benintendi started in each of the first three games of the series, but he'll get a breather for the finale. Tommy Pham is getting the call in left field as the White Sox attempt to avoid a sweep.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Benintendi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Benintendi has gone 5-for-11 with a homer over his past three games but will sit for Sunday's series finale in Kansas City. Tommy Pham will shift to left field while Gavin Sheets receives a start in right against Royals righty Seth Lugo.
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White Sox's Andrew Benintendi: Hits homer, scores thrice
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Benintendi went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored during Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Pirates.
Benintendi launched his seventh home run of 2024, taking Mitch Keller yard for a solo shot in the third inning. He also notched a pair of base hits and a walk, coming around to score twice more as part of his first three-run game of the season. The lefty-hitting outfielder enters the All-Star break with a .201/.258/.311 slash line to go along with 22 runs and 26 RBI.
